Shadow coding saves you from having to code both the media and associated transcript content. This is a quick way of determining which part of the timeline the coded transcript refers to and vice-versa. Similarly if you code the transcript, the associated section of the media is shadow coded. When you code a portion of the timeline, the associated transcript text is also indirectly coded, this is called 'shadow coding'. Refer to Highlight coding references and Use coding stripes to explore coding for more information. Coding stripes for the media are displayed below the timeline and coding stripes for the transcript are displayed on the right: Turn on coding stripes-on the View tab in the Coding group, click Coding Stripes, and then select an option. A yellow bar is displayed above the timeline or in the transcript to indicate coding: Turn on coding highlight-on the View tab in the Coding group, click Highlight, and then select a highlight option. To see what has been coded in your audio or video source:
Refer to More manual coding techniques for more detailed information about coding. If you want to code at a node that already exists, click Existing Nodes, under Code Selection At, and select the relevant node. To indicate that coding is successful, a confirmation message is briefly displayed in the NVivo status bar. (Optional) Enter a description of the node. (Optional) To choose where you want to store the node-in the Location box, click the Select button and select the location. On the Analyze tab, in the Coding group, under Code Selection At, click New Node. NOTE You can hide the waveform to make selection on the timeline easier-on the Media tab in the View group, clear the Waveform check box. You can also code text in the Content column of the transcript. On the timeline, click and drag to select the timespan that you want to code. Refer to Automatic coding in audio and video sources for more information. NOTE You cannot code text inside custom fields (columns), but you can use custom fields to auto code the whole transcript. Text in the Content field (column) of a transcript (if you have one)